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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First, all the special needs buses have A/C. If they don’t, they are pulled out of service.

Second, that time of day, the student is most likely middle school, so this isn’t a tiny child.

Unless the student’s IEP states that the attendant MUST sit beside the student, the student can request that the attendant sits elsewhere on the bus. This doesn’t mean that the student is ignored, but that his/her independance is respected.

There is a “last” student/stop on every school bus every day.

The driver had to have been on the bus or who would have pulled the bus over. Also, the driver would be the person responsible for radio communications with the dispatcher and providing ongoing information to rescue.  (Had it been a regular bus without an attendant, of course CPR to student would take precedence after initial call)

So the attendant was giving CPR. they have same training as driver. What difference does it make.  For all we know, the driver and attendant were taking turns and the attendant was administering CPR when help arrived.

Some students on these buses are very fragile. The parents, medical, admins and the student make an informed decision about how they wish to live whatever lives they have. And sometimes a medical emergency happens at home, at school or in between.

It is very sad that a student died. We do not know if this is an entirely “unexpected” event, so don’t assume it had anything to do with riding a school bus.  
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[b]Middle school dismissal is 2:15.[/b]  [/quote]

Not the PP to whom you're responding but: Why are people coming back fixated on the time of day this happened and the times of day kids supposedly should or should not be on a bus according to total strangers who post on DCUM?

There are many special bus routes all over the county every day for kids with a variety of situations and needs. I do not see why some posters here seem so suspicious about a child being on a bus at 2 p.m. You have zero idea why that child was on any bus at 2:00, whether the child is in middle or elementary or high school (hasn't been made public), what time the child's school dismisses or (gasp!) whether that child might not have been ruled by the school dismissal time at his school. Some kids at DC's school are special needs and arrive and leave at times different from the rest of the student body. Just let the whole "Middle school dismissal is 2:15!" etc. go, already.[/quote]

I'm the PP you quoted.  I posted that on my phone, but my point wasn't that it was weird for the kid to be on the bus, but that the PP that I was replying too's speculation that it must be a middle schooler was off.  It could have been a child of any grade who attended a private school, or had a modified schedule, or a preschooler in a part day program, or a preschooler who only attends for therapy.  Lots of options.

I also agree that people need to stop trying to "figure this out".  Assuming the article isn't outright lying, then the driver and aid were on the bus, and the bus was in motion when this happened, which is a sign that it wasn't a situation where a child was left on a bus.  If it comes out that there was neglect, I'm sure we'll hear about it.  Otherwise, we need to respect this family's privacy.[/quote]

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